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LiberalArkie

(19,891 posts)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:18 AM Monday

Great story: Life of a 19-Year-Old Single Dad

2,442,050 views May 31, 2025
Becoming a dad at 19 was one of the toughest challenges I’ve ever faced, but it’s also been the most rewarding journey. In this mini documentary, I share the real, raw moments of what it's like being a young single father, balancing life, raising my son, and learning as I go. This documentary is for anyone who’s been through fatherhood struggles, especially those navigating life as a single father but it's also so I can show my son this video later in life.

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Great story: Life of a 19-Year-Old Single Dad (Original Post) LiberalArkie Monday OP
In 1978, I went out with a guy whose parents were 16 no_hypocrisy Monday #1
Update: a normal day as a single dad LiberalArkie Monday #2
Great SuzyandPuffpuff Monday #3

no_hypocrisy

(55,176 posts)
1. In 1978, I went out with a guy whose parents were 16
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:48 AM
Monday

when he was born. He remembered carrying in his mother’s birthday cake (21) when he was 4.

Nice guy.

LiberalArkie

(19,891 posts)
2. Update: a normal day as a single dad
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:03 AM
Monday

50,552 views Feb 22, 2026
as a young single dad that now has a job, i dont have a lot of time to vlog, but this is my father son vlog of a normal day. What the average day in the life as dad would look like if i pretended to always have the same routine. Every day looks different but I think this vlog with my son shows our bedtime routines and normal life looks like!
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